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Leviticus 6:20
“This is the offering that Aaron and his sons must present to the LORD on the day he is anointed: a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD instructs Moses to relay a standing regulation for the high priest and his sons. This command takes effect on the day of Aaron’s anointing and establishes a perpetual daily duty.
The words — The text opens with זֶה (zeh), meaning "this," to designate the fixed offering, and uses קָרְבָּן (qorban), rendered here as "present," to identify the material gift brought to Yahweh. These terms frame the ritual as a specific, non-negotiable contribution rather than a voluntary gift.
The thread — The specified measurement of a tenth of an ephah aligns with Exodus 16:36, which defines an omer as exactly one-tenth of an ephah. The anointing of Aaron and his sons recalls the ordination framework detailed in Exodus 29:35, while the morning-and-evening division establishes a pattern of continuous worship.
Why it lands — The passage demands recognition that priestly service requires consistent, measured obedience rather than intermittent zeal. It establishes that unvarying, daily contributions form the structural foundation of covenant worship.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the Lord in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.
Cross-references
- Exodus 16:36 (Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.)
- Exodus 29:2 along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour,
- Exodus 29:35 This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them.
- Leviticus 2:1 “When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,
- Leviticus 5:1 “If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
- Leviticus 5:11 But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he may bring a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering. He must not put olive oil or frankincense on it, because it is a sin offering.
- Numbers 18:26 “Speak to the Levites and tell them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given you as your inheritance, you must present part of it as an offering to the LORD—a tithe of the tithe.
- Numbers 28:3 And tell them that this is the food offering you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs.
- Numbers 28:10 This is the burnt offering for every Sabbath, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.
- Hebrews 5:1 Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.